Try READ_UNCOMMITTED? Or Optimistic Locking? Either way, caches are the wrong tool for a WRITE-MOSTLY situation! View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4052507#4052507 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4052507